Rapid control of hospital-based SARS-CoV-2 Omicron clusters through daily testing and universal use of N95 respirators.

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The highly contagious SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant increases risk for nosocomial transmission despite universal masking, admission testing, and symptom screening. We report large increases in hospital-onset infections and 2 unit-based clusters. The clusters rapidly abated after instituting universal N95 respirators and daily testing. Broader use of these strategies may prevent nosocomial transmissions.

Abbreviation
Clin Infect Dis
Publication Date
2022-02-07
Pubmed ID
35137035
Medium
Print-Electronic
Full Title
Rapid control of hospital-based SARS-CoV-2 Omicron clusters through daily testing and universal use of N95 respirators.
Authors
Baker MA, Rhee C, Tucker R, Badwaik A, Coughlin C, Holtzman MA, Hsieh C, Maguire A, Mermel Blaeser E, Seetharaman S, Solem O, Vaidya V, Klompas M